Make compound path in Adobe Illustrator by script

[K0r5hun]

There are some compoundPathItems in myfile.ai

How can i run "Object > Compound Path > Make" or send "ctrl+8" from jsx? At line with comment ERROR HERE i get error message "A new object cannot be created at the specified location".

#target illustrator

if (app.documents.length > 0) {
  var idoc = app.activeDocument; 
  var cp = idoc.compoundPathItems.add();
  var allPaths = activeDocument.pathItems;
  //Select objects
  for(var i = 0;i < allPaths.length;i++){
  allPaths.selected = true;
  }

  var selection = app.activeDocument.selection;
  for (var i=0; i<selection.length; i++) {
  selection.move (cp, ElementPlacement.PLACEATEND); // move selected path inside the compound path ERROR HERE 
  selection.evenodd = true; // necessary to determine "insideness" or to make holes.  
  }

  alert(selection);

[pixxxelschubser]

K0r5hun​,

does this work for you and can you see the changes?

if (app.documents.length > 0) {
    var idoc = app.activeDocument;
    var cp = idoc.compoundPathItems.add();
    var allPaths = activeDocument.pathItems;
    //Select objects
    for(var i = 0;i < allPaths.length;i++) {
        allPaths.selected = true;
    }
    var selection = app.activeDocument.selection;
    //for (var i=0; i<selection.length; i++) {
    for (var i=selection.length-1; i>0; i--) {
        //selection.move (cp, ElementPlacement.PLACEATEND); // move selected path inside the compound path ERROR HERE
        selection.move (cp, ElementPlacement.PLACEATBEGINNING);
        //selection.evenodd = true; // necessary to determine "insideness" or to make holes.
        cp.pathItems[0].evenodd = true;
    }
}
alert(selection);

Have fun

[K0r5hun]

selection.move (cp, ElementPlacement.PLACEATBEGINNING);

The same error in the move line 😃

[Ten A · Accepted solution]

"Object > Compound Path > Make" as

app.executeMenuCommand("compoundPath");

[K0r5hun]

Thank you! It's working!

[pixxxelschubser]

K0r5hun schrieb:

selection.move (cp, ElementPlacement.PLACEATBEGINNING);

The same error in the move line 😃

Only for my interest:

What kind of elements in your document exists?

Please can you show me your layers palette and the error message.

[K0r5hun]

What kind of elements in your document exists?

There are 4 Compound Paths. I create contur for my image in PSD and export it in *.ai.